UNIVERSITY OF
RICHMOND, Va. - The University of Richmond Spiders baseball team fell to
the George Washington Colonials, 9-4, at Pitt Field on Friday afternoon. With the loss, Richmond's record on the
season drops to 16-15, while George Washington improves to 13-20. Both teams stand at 3-4 in the Atlantic 10.

On the mound, Mayers was again great for the Spiders,
tossing eight innings while striking out a career-high 12 batters. Mayers allowed two runs on just four
hits. Out of the bullpen, senior Alex Maffett
(2-2) took the loss for Richmond.

After the Spiders scored a run in the bottom of the third on
a passed ball, Richmond added to its lead in the next inning. After leading off the fourth with a double to
deep center field, Conway was plated by a Small RBI single to right field. Two batters later, the bases were loaded with
two outs for Mayers. After falling
behind in the count, Mayers battled back and earned a RBI, drawing a walk to
push the Spiders' lead to 3-0.

In the top of the seventh, the Colonials cut the lead to
just a run, scoring twice. In the bottom
of the frame, Ruzbarsky pushed the advantage back to a pair with a RBI single
through the right side of the infield, making the score 4-2 in favor of Richmond.

Still leading by two, the Spiders turned the game over to
their closer Maffett. The senior
struggled to find the strike zone and GW took advantage, scoring seven runs in
the inning on five hits and an error.

In the bottom of the inning, Richmond was unable to stage a
dramatic comeback and fell to George Washington, 9-4.

The Richmond Spiders will continue their three-game,
Atlantic 10 conference series with the George Washington Colonials on
Saturday. First pitch at Pitt Field is
scheduled for 2 p.m.